Curtain-pole.



. No; 772,829. PATRNTRD 00T. 18, 1904.

' y l L J. RUSSELL, JR.

CURTAIN ROLE.`

, R APPLICATION' FILED JUNE 30,1903. N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented october 1s,- 1904.

PATENT OEEICE.

CURTAIN-POLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 772,829, dated October18, 1904.

Application filed June 30,1903..

. To all whom, it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN J. RUSSELL, Jr., a citizen of the United States,residing at Deepwater, in the county of Henry and State of I 5 Missouri,have invented a new and useful Ourtain-Pole, of which the following isaspecification.

This invention relates to adjustable poles, particularly to the classused for hanging or IO supporting curtains and draperies.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a cheap,durable, and eflicient pole which can conveniently be adjustedA tovarious lengths to provide for different widths yI5 of closures, as wellas for thewidths of the fabrics.

Further objects,as well as the novel features of the invention, willspecifically bedefined hereinafter, reference being had totheaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a polelconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 1s la verticalvlongitudinally-sectional view of the same, and Fig.` 3 is a detail view25 of one of the-end bearings.

' The pole is illustrated as comprising two telescoping sections 1 and2, the inner section carrying an elongated rod 3, which is terminallythreaded, as at 4, to engagea disk or plug 5, carried by the othermember, the intermediate portion of the rod being supported by the plug6, through which the rod loosely f projects, and thereby providing for aproper adjustment of one section with relation to the F, other by simplyturning either of the sections.

In the open end of the inner tube remote from the rod is a removableplug 7, normally secured within the tube by the fastening de-v vices 8and having a central perforation through which projects the shank of apivot member 9. 1 This member 9 is provided at one.

- end of its shank. with a head 10, which is disposed in proper positionbeyond the edge of the hollow' plug 7, so as to prevent accidental wm'.4 5 displacement ofthe pVO'D member, and at the opposite or projectingend of said shank is a spurred disk l1, the spurs 12 of which can-beeasily forced into the support. By thus mounting the pivot member abearing is formed for the inner tube, permitting it to Serial No.163,764-. (No model.)

freely turn upon the head 10 and upon the coni centric'spur 13 on theopposite end of the pole. It will be observed'thatthe end of the plug 7slightly projects beyond the free end of the tube Q and ispro'vided witha plurality of perforations 14, which are provided for engagement by alever-pin 15, constituting an actuating device to rotate the inner tube,so as to impart a like motion to the rod, so as toad- -just the tubesone within the other to shorten or lengthen the pole. It is intended tosecure the pole between the two sides of the window-frame; but undercertain conditions it may be desirable to suspend the pole, and toprovide for such an event eyes 16 and 17 are provided for respectiveends of the pole. j

Various forms of brackets, rings, and supports can be utilized inconnection with this pole, so it is not necessary to illustrate anyparticularform in the accompanying drawings. n

What l claim 1s- 1. A hollow curtain-pole composed of telescopicsections having a screw-threaded connection, a rigid bearing carried bythe outer end of one of the sections, a plug closing the,

openouter end of the other section, and a spurred `disk pivotallycarried by the outer end of the plug. j f

2. A hollow curtain-pole composed of telescopic sections having anadjustable screwthreaded connection, a rigid bearing carried by theouter end of one of the sections, a plug closing the open outer endofthe other section and projected beyond said end thereof, and a spurreddisk pivotally carried by the outer end of the plug, the .externalperiphery of. the projected portion of the plug being shaped to receivean implement for rotating the plug and the adjacent pole-section uponthe spurred disk as a pivotal support to adjust the length of the pole.

3. A. hollow curtain-pole composed of telescopic sections having anadjustable screwthreaded connection, a rigid bearing carried by theouter end of one of the pole-sections, a plug closing the outer end ofthe other section and projected beyond said Vend thereof, the peripheryof the projected portion of the IOO l i i l l l with a Screw-threadedpartition lor engage ment by said rod` one of said Sections carrying' arigid hearing' at one end and the other Section having a pivot-hearing.l5

ln testimony that I Claim the foregoing' :1hw my own l have heretoallixod my Signature in tho presence of two witnesses.

JOHN J. RUSSELL, .l 1:.

lVitnessos:

HENRY H EARN, EUGENE M. GOODWIN.

